{"id":363912,"date":"2021-11-08T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T08:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/original-akko-chan-va-yoshiko-ota-passes-away-89\/"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T08:36:22","slug":"original-akko-chan-va-yoshiko-ota-passes-away-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/original-akko-chan-va-yoshiko-ota-passes-away-89\/","title":{"rendered":"#Original Akko-chan VA Yoshiko Ota Passes Away 89"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Original Akko-chan VA Yoshiko Ota Passes Away 89<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

The Theater Echo Group announced<\/span><\/a> today through Japanese media<\/a> that voice actor\u00a0Yoshiko Ota<\/strong> passed away on October 29 due to heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa prefecture.\u00a0Ota<\/strong> was 89 years old and most well known as the original voice to many early iconic characters, including Leo in the 1966\u00a0Jungle Emperor Leo<\/strong><\/em> anime<\/a>,\u00a0Atsuko Kagami in the 1969\u00a0Himitsu no Akko-chan<\/strong><\/em> anime, and Baby Panda in Panda! Go,\u00a0Panda!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Profile via <\/span>the Theater Echo Group website<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Yoshiko Ota<\/strong> was born in Hyogo prefecture on April 25, 1932, where she spent most of her youth. In 1947, she joined the\u00a0Takarazuka Revue as part of their 35th generation of members, where she stayed until 1952. This is where she met her future husband, fellow voice actor\u00a0Osamu Saka<\/strong>, who survives his wife. The pair moved to Tokyo in 1964 where they both joined up with the Theater Echo Group and performed on stage, on television, and through voice acting roles.\u00a0Saka<\/strong> is currently with Aoni Productions.<\/p>\n

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Ota<\/strong> was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Tokyo Anime Award Festival for her contribution to early anime works.<\/p>\n

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A private funeral for Ota<\/strong> has been held with her family in attendance.<\/p>\n

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Source: NHK<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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—-<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News<\/a>. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called\u00a0TheDoctorDazza<\/a>, tweets at\u00a0@DoctorDazza<\/a>,\u00a0and posts photos of his travel<\/a>s on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n